Analyst Kenny Wallace had a good line about Denny Hamlin during this week’s NASCAR Victory Lane episode on Speed TV.

"I’m old enough to know that there was a TV show called the Six Million Dollar Man where they put all these robotic parts in his body,” Wallace said. “I think that’s what they have done to Denny Hamlin. When they did his knee surgery, they put in some type of bionic parts because it is his third win since his knee surgery.”

Hamlin is easily my choice for The Finish Line Driver of the Week. Hamlin won Friday night’s Nationwide race at Darlington, then returned to win Saturday’s Sprint Cup Southern 500.

AP PhotoDenny Hamilin celebrates his victory Saturday night at Darlington.Hamlin was in 19th place in Sprint Cup points after the fifth race of the season at Bristol, and he didn‘t even have a top 10. However, Hamlin has won three of the next six races and has climbed to sixth in points.

The sudden surge hasn’t surprised Hamlin, who eventually joined Wallace on NASCAR Victory Lane. Hamlin said he is known for being a slow starter.

“Nothing has really changed,” Hamlin said. “We haven’t hit on any magic setup or anything like that. I think it just takes me and (crew chief) Mike (Ford) five races every single year to hit our stride. Something goes on during those two months that I have off that I forget what it takes to tell them the things to make a race winning car.”

DVR ALERTThe NASCAR Hall of Fame opens Tuesday, and Speed TV will air coverage from 9 a.m. to noon.

THIS WEEK’S POOR SCHMUCK AWARDLewis Hamilton was running second with two laps to go in this weekend's Grand Prix of Spain when he cut a tire and crashed into the wall.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?“That is synchronized spinning right there. It should be an Olympic sport." -- Kyle Petty, on Jimmie Johnson’s spin with Martin Truex Jr. at Darlington this weekend’s NASCAR Victory Lane on Speed TV

DID YOU HEAR THAT, TOO?“We have to make a decision to be a championship team. We are going to have to buckle down and pay attention and focus because we are letting these little mistakes get in the way of a lot of wins.” -- Jeff Burton, after a pit road miscue at Darlington cost him a shot at winning Saturday night's Sprint Cup race.